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SIP registrations hit a record four million during the month, according to data from the Association of Mutual Fund in India (AMFI). It was 2.2 times that of the monthly average for the past five years.

Tons of garbage floats down a river at least twice a year and ends up near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad behind a barrier installed by a local hydroelectric plant

An Airbus plane operated by United Airlines cut short a flight after crews got a door-indicator warning, according to a spokesperson for the airport in Tampa, Florida

All eyes will yet again be on Sunil Chhetri as he leads India at the AFC Asian Cup on Saturday against Australia. First things first, it is a very tough group and India’s chances of making the next stage is limited. Having said that, a good fight against Australia and Uzbekistan and a win against Syria could lay the groundwork for the World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan in March. Chhetri talks to ET about the importance of the Asian Cup, India’s chances in the World Cup qualifiers and more. Excerpts: How important is the AFC Asian Cup. Could you help put things in context? Except the five teams from Asia that go on to play the World Cup, every other Asian team looks at the Asian Cup as the World Cup.

pro-Pakistan separatist amalgam Tehreek-e-Hurriyat and Muslim League Jammu Kashmir headed by separatist Masarat Alam. Both the organisations were recently banned by the government. Tehreek-e-Hurriyat was founded by late separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Quiver Quantitative — The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is witnessing its largest-ever wave of megaprojects, signaling a robust future for natural gas in the global energy mix. Despite international efforts to move away from fossil fuels, exemplified by the recent UN climate talks in Dubai, the energy sector is betting heavily on natural gas. This commitment is evident in the expansion of the world’s largest natural-gas export facility in Qatar and the initiation of massive LNG projects in the United States. These developments are underpinned by the belief that natural gas, as the third leading fossil fuel, will remain a significant part of the world’s energy portfolio through at least 2050.

NEW DELHI : Bavarian automobile maker BMW’s India branch, which encompasses the premium two-wheeler brand Motorrad, British premium hatch brand Mini and BMW’s passenger cars, clocked its highest sales in 2023, delivering just over 13,300 cars, a growth of 18% over sales in 2022, and 8,768 motorcycles, 20% more than 2022. However, what shone alongside the growth in sales of BMW’s new vehicles, is its growth in its used car sales, which grew 32% in 2023 to attain their best-ever levels.

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) faction are discussing a deal whereby the Congress gets to contest in 20 Lok Sabha seats while the Sena (UBT) and NCP(S) will contest on 18 and 10 seats respectively in Maharashtra. While the contours of the deal are being discussed, sources said that the seat-sharing talks are far from complete. «We believe the '20,18,10' formula would be a win-win for everyone and should keep everyone happy.

Rohit Sharma hit Afghan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi's fuller-length ball towards the off-side and set off for a single while his opening partner for this match Shubman Gill was ball-watching and did not leave the crease at the other end. A horrible mix-up followed as Rohit and Shubman were both at the non-striker's end, as Rahmanullah Gurbaz -- the wicketkeeper -- struck off the bails to dismiss Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma hit Afghan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi's fuller-length ball towards the off-side and set off for a single while his opening partner for this match Shubman Gill was ball watching and did not left the crease at the other end.

Recent days in northern Europe have been marked by an onslaught of winter with negative temperatures, leading to a rise in natural gas consumption.

An Ontario mother says her family is “shaken up” but thankfully unharmed after four masked men attempted to break into their house with guns earlier this week.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will launch the last of five Congress party’s guarantees on Friday: the Yuva Nidhi scheme offering a monthly dole to unemployed graduates and diploma holders. That is not news, though. It is the choice of the day and location for the launch that stand out. The Congress regime has chosen to launch the ambitious scheme on the birth anniversary of great Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda, celebrated across India as National Youth Day. And the place is Shivamogga, the city that hogged headlines in recent years for clashes between the two religious groups. Karnataka’s ruling party is clearly targeting two birds at a shot: the Congress leaders are out to prove they are no less Hindus as the party leaders have put forth Vivekananda’s portraits in all their social media campaigns, seeking to project the programme as a mark of respect to the Hindu religious scholar and philosopher.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday asked the state chief electoral officers to deliver a «spotless» Lok Sabha polls due in March-April. Addressing a conference of CEOs here ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, he also said «a solid set of preparations» is in place for the democratic exercise.

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to the high-level committee on «One Nation, One Election» expressing her disagreement with the concept of simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and assemblies, and said it would be against the basic structure of India's constitutional arrangements. In a letter to the panel secretary, Banerjee said that in 1952, the first general elections were simultaneously conducted for the central and state levels.

FAME scheme will help increase penetration of electric vehicles to 25 per cent from the current 5 per cent in India, Kinetic Green Founder and CEO Sulajja Motwani said on Thursday. Motwani, who is also the FICCI National EV Committee Chair, said while India has made a good start towards electric mobility, the next five years will be crucial to establish electric as the preferred technology for mobility amongst consumers. Speaking at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar, she said the FICCI committee had submitted a comprehensive recommendation, including continuation of the FAME scheme, to the government for acceleration of electric mobility. «Certainly, a five-year long term consistent approach to the policy with a five-year demand scheme to take India from 5 per cent to 25 per cent, will be a great step for our nation,» she said.

Sundararaman Ramamurthy, MD & CEO, BSE, says “whether we accept it or not, every stock exchange, every MII is a fintech. It is dealing with finance and it is a technology company. So the moment you start thinking that you are a fintech in that perspective, you will be innovative, you will be trying to find areas where we need to be continuously on the run. I think not only BSE, everybody in this country needs to be adaptable to changes.” You have completed almost a year. Let us look at the BSE stock price in the last one year. We always say that markets get excited about a change of guard. In this case, magic has happened to your stock in the last one year. There has been a 300% return. Are you feeling happy, excited that shareholders are endorsing your leadership? Sundararaman Ramamurthy: The stock price is a culmination of demand and supply in the market, which comes from what market perceives as what currently is happening and what in future is going to happen. From a stock exchange perspective, it is more like a ladle in a big pot of kheer. The ladle does not know the sweetness of the kheer. The job of the ladle is to distribute it, whether it is sweet or not, the consumers decide.

In Thursday’s trading session, the following five stocks witnessed a build of fresh long positions. Lets first understand how this conclusion is reached that whether the stock has seen a buildup of fresh long position or not.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services. The brokerage firm highlighted data spanning six months before and after the general election results of the last five elections (1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019) which indicates a consistent upward trend in the benchmark index Nifty50.

fixed deposit (FD) rate to commemorate the commencement of the New Year for both Residents and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). The scheme is running from January 8 to January 23, 2024.

Small enterprises big on new firm registrations Additionally, 75% of Wholesale and Trader segment MSMEs remained bullish on consumer demand in the current calendar year. Among the Indian cities, Delhi appeared most optimistic where 87% of the surveyed MSMEs anticipated a surge in consumer spending. The survey analysed responses from nearly 3,000 MSMEs from more than 25 cities in India.

ICICI Prudential Banking & PSU Debt Fund, the topper in the category, offered 7.32% in 2023. Aditya Birla SL Banking & PSU Debt gave 6.86%. Sundaram Banking & PSU Debt Fund and Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund gave around 6.84%. HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund gave 6.83%.